Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 589 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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